witte

See also: Witte

English

Noun

witte (plural wittes)

1. (obsolete) spelling of wit

Verb

witte

1. (obsolete) spelling of wit

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪ.tə/

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Adjective

witte

1. inflection of wit:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Verb

witte

1. inflection of witten:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wita, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtə/

Verb

witte

1. to know (a fact, etc.)

Inflection

Conjugation of witte

infinitive		witte
imperative		wit
		present	past
singular	ik	wit	wist
	do/dû	witst	wist
	hy/sy	wit	wist
plural		witte	wisten
		present	past
participle		wittend (wittende)	witten
auxiliary verb		—	hawwe

Alternative forms

• wite

Derived terms

• wittenskip

Further reading

• “witte”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011